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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sunset review of local workforce development boards |
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in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 325.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.026. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS SUBJECT TO |
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REVIEW. (a) A local workforce development board listed in |
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Subsection (b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as |
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if it were a state agency but may not be abolished. |
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(b) This section applies to: |
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(1) Workforce Solutions Panhandle; |
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(2) Workforce Solutions South Plains; |
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(3) Workforce Solutions North Texas; |
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(4) Workforce Solutions North Central Texas; |
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(5) Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County; |
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(6) Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas; |
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(7) Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas; |
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(8) Workforce Solutions East Texas; |
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(9) Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas; |
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(10) Workforce Solutions Borderplex; |
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(11) Workforce Solutions Permian Basin; |
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(12) Workforce Solutions Concho Valley; |
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(13) Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas; |
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(14) Workforce Solutions Capital Area; |
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(15) Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area; |
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(16) Workforce Solutions Brazos Valley; |
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(17) Workforce Solutions Deep East Texas; |
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(18) Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas; |
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(19) Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent; |
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(20) Workforce Solutions Alamo; |
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(21) Workforce Solutions for South Texas; |
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(22) Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend; |
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(23) Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley; |
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(24) Workforce Solutions Cameron; |
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(25) Workforce Solutions Texoma; |
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(26) Workforce Solutions of Central Texas; |
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(27) Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande; and |
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(28) Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast. |
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(c) The limited review under this chapter must assess each |
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local workforce development board's: |
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(1) governance; |
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(2) management; |
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(3) operating structure; and |
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(4) compliance with the requirements of Subchapter G, |
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Chapter 2308, or other law. |
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(d) The commission shall conduct the limited review under |
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this section as soon as practicable and shall review each local |
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workforce development board listed in Subsection (b) in an order |
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determined appropriate by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |